Hyundai is the first car manufacturer to launch Android Auto on a production vehicle. The operating system is offered on 2015 Hyundai Sonata models equipped with Navigation and offered as a free software update for current owners of the respective models.

Hyundai has released new details and photos of the 2016 Sonata Hybrid, which goes on sale this summer in the US. The new model is estimated to return 42 mpg (5.6 l/100 km) combined, an improvement of more than 10 percent over the previous-generation model.

The 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, which just debuted at the Detroit show is not an exciting car, but it can do a claimed 44 mpg US on the highway (5.3 l/100km / 52.8 mpg UK) – that’s 10% better than its predecessor. It doesn’t look bad either, sporting the sleek look of the all-new Sonata sedan with subtle hybrid tweaks.

It’s hard to bash a car as good as the new Hyundai Sonata, even if you’re a badge snob with a penchant German premium brands. It looks as good as anything in the midsize sedan class, it drives really well and is at least average or adequate at everything else.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s small overlap crash test is clearly no longer catching manufacturers off-guard, and they have already begun factoring it into the structural design of all their new cars. Proof is the impressive overall performance achieved by the 2015 Sonata midsized sedan.

Not two months since its official unveiling, Hyundai has announced it has to recall some 2,138 copies of its 2015 Sonata whose power steering may not work as intended due to a faulty connection in the car’s wiring harness. The issue can extend to affect the shifter as well, as it may be stuck in the Park position.

If you want more economy from your new Hyundai than the 2.4-liter powered Sonata can muster, you now have a way of doing that, via the new Eco model. It sports a modern 1.6-liter turbocharged engine that makes 177 hp and 195 lb-ft of torque and can return as much as 38 mpg on the highway.

The all-new redesigned 2015 Hyundai Sonata has received its official pricing information for the US market, where the base 2.4-liter powered model kicks off at $21,500, not including destination (an extra $810). With it, Hyundai has decided to drop the price by around $300, compared to the model it replaces.